Correlation Between Morningstar Defensive and Morningstar Alternatives

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Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Morningstar Defensive and Morningstar Alternatives at the same time? Although using a correlation coefficient on its own may not help to predict future stock returns, this module helps to understand the diversifiable risk of combining Morningstar Defensive and Morningstar Alternatives into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.
By analyzing existing cross correlation between Morningstar Defensive Bond and Morningstar Alternatives, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Morningstar Defensive and Morningstar Alternatives and check how they will diversify away market risk if combined in the same portfolio for a given time horizon. You can also utilize pair trading strategies of matching a long position in Morningstar Defensive with a short position of Morningstar Alternatives. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Morningstar Defensive and Morningstar Alternatives.

Diversification Opportunities for Morningstar Defensive and Morningstar Alternatives

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The 3 months correlation between Morningstar and Morningstar is 0.1. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Morningstar Defensive Bond and Morningstar Alternatives in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Morningstar Alternatives and Morningstar Defensive is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these equity instruments tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which returns on Morningstar Defensive Bond are associated (or correlated) with Morningstar Alternatives. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Morningstar Alternatives has no effect on the direction of Morningstar Defensive i.e., Morningstar Defensive and Morningstar Alternatives go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Morningstar Defensive and Morningstar Alternatives

Assuming the 90 days horizon Morningstar Defensive is expected to generate 1.44 times less return on investment than Morningstar Alternatives. In addition to that, Morningstar Defensive is 1.17 times more volatile than Morningstar Alternatives. It trades about 0.16 of its total potential returns per unit of risk. Morningstar Alternatives is currently generating about 0.27 per unit of volatility. If you would invest  979.00  in Morningstar Alternatives on August 25, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  86.00  from holding Morningstar Alternatives or generate 8.78% return on investment over 90 days.
Time Period3 Months [change]
DirectionMoves Together 
StrengthInsignificant
Accuracy100.0%
ValuesDaily Returns

Morningstar Defensive Bond  vs.  Morningstar Alternatives

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Morningstar Defensive 

Risk-Adjusted Performance

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Over the last 90 days Morningstar Defensive Bond has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to fund investors. In spite of fairly strong fundamental drivers, Morningstar Defensive is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.
Morningstar Alternatives 

Risk-Adjusted Performance

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Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Morningstar Alternatives are ranked lower than 12 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong basic indicators, Morningstar Alternatives is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.

Morningstar Defensive and Morningstar Alternatives Volatility Contrast

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Pair Trading with Morningstar Defensive and Morningstar Alternatives

The main advantage of trading using opposite Morningstar Defensive and Morningstar Alternatives positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if Morningstar Defensive position performs unexpectedly, Morningstar Alternatives can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Morningstar Alternatives will offset losses from the drop in Morningstar Alternatives' long position.
The idea behind Morningstar Defensive Bond and Morningstar Alternatives pairs trading is to make the combined position market-neutral, meaning the overall market's direction will not affect its win or loss (or potential downside or upside). This can be achieved by designing a pairs trade with two highly correlated stocks or equities that operate in a similar space or sector, making it possible to obtain profits through simple and relatively low-risk investment.
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